Two individuals died in a missile assault on the Ukrainian Black Sea port metropolis of Odesa, native officers stated, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile assaults.
The Ukrainian air drive stated Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of many three missiles Russia launched in a single day.
Oleh Kiper, Odesa’s regional governor, stated the 2 who died within the suburbs of Odesa on Saturday evening had been a married couple, and that one other particular person was wounded within the assault.
A minimum of 41 individuals had been wounded Sunday afternoon when a Russian aerial bomb struck a multistory residential constructing in Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov stated, including that the guided bomb hit the tenth ground of the constructing, with the fireplace spreading throughout 4 tales. Twelve different buildings had been additionally broken, he stated.
In the meantime, the Russian Protection Ministry stated that it downed 29 Ukrainian drones in a single day into Sunday over western and southwestern areas, with no injury brought on by the falling particles. It additionally stated one other Ukrainian drone was shot down Sunday morning over the western Ryazan area.
Whereas Ukraine and Russia often launch in a single day drone raids on one another’s territory, Ukrainian officers usually do not verify or deny assaults inside Russia’s borders.
The most recent assaults got here after Ukraine made a brand new name Saturday on the West to permit it to make use of the long-range missiles they’ve supplied to strike targets deep inside Russia, as Ukrainian forces battle to carry again Russian advances in jap Ukraine.
Thus far, the U.S. has allowed Kyiv to make use of American-provided weapons solely in a restricted space inside Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Kyiv officers argue the weapons are important to weaken Russia’s skill to strike Ukraine and drive it to maneuver its strike capabilities farther from the border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to social media on Sunday to once more enchantment for a shift within the West’s coverage on using long-range weapons, noting that Russia had launched “round 30 missiles of varied varieties, greater than 800 guided aerial bombs, and almost 300 strike drones in opposition to Ukraine” this week.
“Ukraine wants robust assist from our companions to defend lives in opposition to Russian terror — air protection, long-range capabilities, assist for our warriors. Every little thing that can assist drive Russia to finish this conflict,” Zelenskyy posted on X.
